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\par }{\f0\insrsid16666640\charrsid3427727 (1) The Parliament of New Zealand hereby assents to the establishment,}{\f0\insrsid3427727  }{\f0\insrsid16666640\charrsid3427727 by Proclamation, from time to time by Her Majesty and Her successors of a seal to}{
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